John Force tasted victory at the NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway on Sunday, dedicated his Funny Car win to Eric Medlen, last year's event winner who died earlier this year in a crash during testing. Greg Anderson scored his 50th Pro Stock victory. Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) prevailed in other divisions.

Terry Labonte will replace Michael Waltrip in next week's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Labonte, a two-time NASCAR champion, will drive the No. 55 Toyota and be assured of a spot in the field based on his status as a former champion.

At the midway point of the 36-race Nextel Cup season, we review the NASCAR story lines that have made headlines, including Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s shift of teams, the impact of the Car of Tomorrow, rampant cheating and much more:

Coca-Cola will take over exclusive soft drink and water marketing and pouring rights at 10 racetracks served by rival Pepsi by 2012 under a multimillion dollar deal announced Monday with International Speedway Corp.

Like grease under fingernails, bending the rules has been a part of NASCAR since its inception nearly 60 years ago. "If you ain't cheatin,' you ain't tryin' " has been something of a mantra for racing teams in a sport spawned from the outlaw culture of the Prohibition era, when rum-running moonshiners, racing the same hot rods they used to outrun federal agents, squared off on dirt tracks across the South for bragging rights and a few bucks.

Dario Franchitti ran away with Saturday night's SunTrust Indy Challenge, leading 242 of 250 laps en route to his third IndyCar Series victory this season. He may do the same with the series championship.

Tossing an old curve at Juan Pablo Montoya resulted in the first Nextel Cup victory for the 31-year-old Colombian, who became the third foreign-born driver to win a race in NASCAR's top series. Montoya passed Jamie McMurray for the lead with seven laps left and eked every ounce of gas out of his Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday.